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MCP and OCP: Your LOCAL news sources

December 2, 2023

MCP and OCP: Your LOCAL news sources Mason County Press and Oceana County Press continue to be your source of free local news. We have a small, but dedicated team that believes covering the news requires not only experience in journalism but familiarity with the communities that we cover. Our full time staff consists of Editor-in-Chief and Owner Rob Alway…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Dec. 1, 2023

December 1, 2023

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Dec. 1, 2023 LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: Devehance Joqui Walker, 28, pleaded guilty Aug. 30, 2022 to delivery/manufacture of a narcotic or cocaine less than 50 grams was re-sentenced Nov. 21, 2023 to a consecutive term one to 20 years in prison. According to Michigan Department…

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Driver arrested for operating under the influence drugs following 2-vehicle crash

December 1, 2023

Driver arrested for operating under the influence drugs following 2-vehicle crash The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 48-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for operating under the influence of drugs following the investigation of a two-vehicle traffic crash Thursday, Nov. 30, shortly after 2:30 p.m.…

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Man in shark costume arrested on child support warrant

December 1, 2023

Man in shark costume arrested on child support warrant The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  LUDINGTON —A Ludington police officer “took a bite out of crime” Friday, Dec. 1, around 2 a.m. when he arrested a man —who was walking down the street wearing a shark costume — on…

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Community Foundation will accept grant applications beginning Jan. 1

December 1, 2023

Community Foundation will accept grant applications beginning Jan. 1 LUDINGTON — The Community Foundation for Mason County’s 2024 spring competitive grant application will open January 1, 2024.  The Foundation awards grants to 501(c)(3) organizations, churches, schools, agencies, and governmental units serving the greater Mason County area. Based on strategic planing, that involved Foundation trustees, fundholders, donors, youth advisory council, and community…

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